Mount Khalatsa Explained

Mount Khalatsa
Elevation M:3938
Map:Georgia#Georgia Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
Label Position:left
Location:South Ossetia, Georgia /
North Ossetia–Alania, Russia
Range:Caucasus
Coordinates:42.5989°N 43.8367°W

Mount Khalatsa or Khalaskhokh (Ossetian; Ossetic: Халасхох; literally: "frost mount") is the highest point of South Ossetia,[1] a disputed region in Georgia, with an altitude of 3,938 metres (12,920 ft). It is located on the border between South Ossetia and North Ossetia–Alania, a Russian autonomous republic.

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Notes and References

  1. South Ossetia, MSN Encarta, accessed on July 26, 2009. Archived 2009-11-01.